EU CAP Network workshop ‘Women-led innovations in agriculture and rural areas’
The EU CAP Network workshop ‘Women-led innovations in agriculture and rural areas’ will take place from Wednesday 17 April to Thursday 18 April 2024 in Krakow, Poland.
The call for expression of interest is now open. If you are interested in participating, please fill in the application form before 5 February 2024, 23:59 CET.
Objectives
The overall aim of the workshop is to empower women in farming and rural areas by exchanging knowledge, identifying successful initiatives and projects led by female innovators, and networking.
Specific objectives:
- Explore opportunities offered under different EU programmes to support women in agriculture and rural areas.
- Showcase innovative initiatives, businesses and start-ups led by women entrepreneurs in rural areas with a particular focus on innovative farming practices and farm diversification strategies.
- Identify the needs of and barriers to women entrepreneurs to develop their businesses in rural areas.
- Promote women-friendly entrepreneurship ecosystems within local rural communities.
- Activate networking among workshop participants in order to support women-driven innovation and entrepreneurship in rural areas.
The main target groups:
This workshop will focus on good practices of women-led initiatives from EU rural areas, at different stages of development. This includes, but is not limited to, farming, forestry, and environmental productions and services. Other participants that we are looking for include advisors, researchers, representatives from farmers associations, chambers of agriculture, industry, managing bodies, local authorities, press, etc. from across Europe.
For any questions, please contact workshop.innovation@eucapnetwork.eu
More information at: https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/events/eu-cap-network-workshop-women-led-innovations-agriculture-and-rural-areas_en
